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Nikola Tesla's Birth
Nikola Tesla is born to parents Milutin Tesla and Đuka Tesla (as seen in the photo). -
Death of Tesla's Brother
Nikola Tesla's brother, Dane, died when Tesla was 5. -
Tesla's Formal Education
Nikola attended school in Karlovac, Croatia in 1870 where he was influenced by Martin Sekulić. His father sent him to the best school at the time, Austrian Polytechnic. Tesla never graduated. -
Tesla's work with Edison
Tesla moved to France to begin working for Continental Edison Company. -
the Tesla Electric Company
Tesla founded the the Tesla Electric Company with Alfred S. Brown. They built a lab in Manhattan. -
Moving to the United States
Tesla moved to New York City. He left the company after he was denied payment and his ideas were rejected. -
Tesla at the World's Fair
Westinghouse engineer Benjamin Lamme started using Tesla's induction motor, and all Westhouse motors moved to AC energy, eventually leading to Tesla competing at the World's Fair in Chicago. After Tesla demonstrated, an observer recalled, "where they produced so much wonder and astonishment". -
Work in Colorado
Tesla moved to Colorado Springs to pressure the thought of global energy for free. -
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Wardenclyffe Years
Tesla composed the idea of the Wardenclyffe Tower while in Colorado Springs: a tower that could supply global electricity. Well into his later years. After losing funding due to WW1, Tesla sold the tower. -
FinalYears
Tesla's final patent was in 1928 for a biplane. In his final years, Tesla enjoyed feeding pigeons and died of coronary thrombosis.
